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USMC Just Around the Bend - Combat Mission: Shock Force 2

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Combat Mission x2 - Modern Ladder

USMC Just Around the Bend

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US 1 - 2 - 3 Syria
Rating: 6.75 (8)
Games Played: 6
SM: 6
Turns: 55
Type: Stock
First Side: US
Second Side: Syria
Marine recon tries to break through a Syrian highway roadblock.
Player Voting Stats
Member Balance Enjoyment
Comdr's ProfileComdr Well Balanced 7
A Canadian Cat's ProfileA Canadian Cat Moderately Pro Syria 6
s_cm's Profiles_cm Moderately Pro US 3
Singapore Sling's ProfileSingapore Sling Moderately Pro US 8
The_MonkeyKing's ProfileThe_MonkeyKing Moderately Pro US 2
Gaming Records
1st Side Player 2nd Side Player Result Score
Syria Comdr's Profile Comdr vs. vicoshev vicoshev's Profile US Syria Minor Victory 48 24
US Comdr's Profile Comdr vs. vicoshev vicoshev's Profile Syria US Major Victory 60 12
Syria ariete's Profile ariete vs. PijusMagnificus PijusMagnificus's Profile US Syria Total Victory 66 6
US Singapore Sling's Profile Singapore Sling vs. The_MonkeyKing The_MonkeyKing's Profile Syria US Tactical Defeat 18 54
US A Canadian Cat's Profile A Canadian Cat vs. s_cm s_cm's Profile Syria Draw 36 36
Comdr
1st Lieutenant
Comdr Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:26 pm
Good battle!
The US side has far more effective firepower than the Syrians - but suffers huge losses in Victory Points for vehicles and men lost along the way.
A Canadian Cat
Colonel
A Canadian Cat Sat Apr 03, 2021 8:36 pm
This is likely not a fun scenario for the Syrian player and yet a win is really hard for the US.
Author of: Whose Turn Is It? - http://www.lesliesoftware.com/products/WhoseTurnIsIt / CMFI Sicily Pathfinders(not playable H2H) / CMBS Opportunity Knocks (scenarios, maps and mods here)
s_cm
Technical Sergeant
s_cm Sun Apr 04, 2021 10:39 am
I think this should be played US against red AI.
turn based H2H with CMBN, CMRT, CM Black Sea, CMSF2, CM Cold War. Game engine v4.
The_MonkeyKing
Private
The_MonkeyKing Sun Jul 25, 2021 7:28 pm
the victory of the BLUE depends on a couple of tech-related key realizations.
Comdr
1st Lieutenant
Comdr Thu May 01, 2025 6:20 pm
The US side definitely dominates, and will make great progress cutting through the Syrian troops, but must do so while minimizing losses. The two 'bends' in the map make for difficult going for the US side.

While the US side won this battle, I can see that too many losses would lead to a tie or possibly a loss. I recommend playing this battle as a mirror - where each opponent has the opportunity to play each side.
Comdr
1st Lieutenant
Comdr Tue May 13, 2025 4:50 pm
This is a good battle - and it is possible for the Syrians to win by inflicting losses on the US. The Syrian tanks are good, but are intimidated by the LAVs.

I recommend this battle, but it should be played in mirror format - with each player having the opportunity to play each side.